Stuffing 10K Pods on a Commodity Server - And Starting Them in Milliseconds via Kubernetes

This talk challenges the limitations of Kubernetes and pod deployment, analyzing start times and pod density on servers to reduce costs and carbon footprint while addressing autoscale challenges. The speaker, Dr. Felipe Huici, explores the integration of Kubernetes with unikernels, illustrating how the Linux Foundation Unikraft project is utilized to generate OCI-compliant unikernel images. The session delves into the development of runu, a VM/unikernel runtime similar to runc, and showcases Crossplane integration for cloud deployment via kubectl. Attendees will see implementation details, performance metrics, and a live demonstration of pods starting in milliseconds and scaling to thousands on a single commodity server.